Table 6:

PICU in-room masking requirements and screening for parents and support people — survey responses (n = 24)

FactorNo. (%) of respondents
March 2020August–December 2020
Patients without SARS-CoV-2 infectionPatients with confirmed or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infectionPatients without SARS-CoV-2 infectionPatients with confirmed or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection
Masking in patient room
 Always4 (17)11 (46)10 (42)15 (62)
 Never17 (71)11 (46)8 (33)3 (12)
 When a health care provider is present2 (8)2 (8)6 (25)6 (25)
 If child is infectious1 (4)NA0 (0)NA
 Agreement, no. of pairs (% agreement)*5 (80)5 (100)5 (80)5 (80)
SARS-CoV-2 screening for parents and support people
 Preadmission questionnaire20 (83)
 Hospital or PICU entry screening questionnaire20 (83)
 Daily PICU symptom screening8 (33)
 Temperature check3 (13)
 Admission swab1 (4)
 Agreement, no. of pairs (% agreement)*5 (60)
  • Note: NA = not applicable, PICU = pediatric intensive care unit.

  • * Physician chief and operations manager pairs from the same unit for which both provided an answer to the given variable.

  • Respondents could choose more than 1 screening method.